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All boards were interested in this. Craig Benedict will work with the counterparts and <br />possibly Information Technology on this issue. <br />4. Essential Public Facility Definition <br />Carrboro Planning Director Roy Williford made this presentation. He said that the <br />documents that an essential public facility relies on contain around 50 pages within two <br />agreements, which took over 26 years to accomplish. <br />Essential Public Facility <br />Review the definition of an Essential Public Facility as defined by the Joint Planning and Water <br />and Sewer Agreement <br />Multi jurisdictional Agreements that limit the extension of public water and sewer <br />The Joint Planning Agreement adopted by Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro on <br />November 2, 1987 <br />The Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement adopted by <br />Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA on December 3, 2001 <br />Joint Planning Areas <br />Transition Area <br />o That portion of the Joint Planning Area designated on the Joint Planning Area <br />Land Use Map as such. This area is further defined as being in transition from <br />rural to urban or already urban in density. Urban services (public utilities and <br />other town services} are now provided to this area or are projected to be <br />provided to this area. <br />Rural Buffer <br />o Is further defined as land which, although adjacent to an Urban or Transition <br />area, is rural in character and which will remain rural, contain low-density <br />residential uses and not require urban services (public utilities and other town <br />services}. <br />Water and Sewer Boundary Agreement <br />The Water and Sewer agreement basically allows for the extension of public water and <br />sewer into the Rural Buffer to serve an "Essential Public Facility" or to address an <br />adverse public health condition. <br />The Water and Sewer agreement defines an "Essential Public Facility" as: <br />A publicly owned facility, or a facility wholly financed by Federal, State, or local <br />government (or a combination thereof) that provides a service for the health, safety, <br />and general welfare of County residents (far example, a school, fire station, public <br />safety substation, or solid waste convenience center). <br />Public water or public sewer lines extended to provide service to an adverse public <br />health condition or essential public facility cannot be used for other purposes or other <br />parties, except to remedy another adverse public health condition, <br />